A “decoy receptor” could potentially be used as a treatment or prophylactic. Source: https://www.livescience.com/decoy-ace2-receptor-for-covid19.html
Tag: covid19
These dogs are trained to sniff out the coronavirus
Scientists have been working with professional trainers in South Australia, Victoria and New South Wales to train dogs to sniff out Covid-19. Most of the dogs have a 100% success rate. Source: https://earthsky.org/human-world/dogs-trained-to-smell-detect-coronavirus-covid19…
Convalescent plasma could reduce death from COVID-19, early data suggests
But few “gold standard” trials have been completed on the therapy, so take the results with a grain of salt. Source: https://www.livescience.com/convalescent-plasma-therapy-reduces-covid19-deaths.html
What’s the risk of catching COVID-19 on public transportation?
A new study analyzed information from thousands of passengers who traveled on China’s high-speed trains. Source: https://www.livescience.com/covid19-risk-train.html
First COVID-19 double-lung transplant patient goes home
The 28-year-old has a good outlook for recovery, her surgeon said. Source: https://www.livescience.com/double-lung-transplant-covid19-home.html
Human-linked Earth vibrations dropped 50% during Covid-19 lockdown
Between March and May 2020, many people across Earth went into lockdown. During those months, seismographs recorded a drop in human-linked vibrations in the solid Earth, by an average of 50%. Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/covid19-lockdown-2020-caused-50-percent-global-reduction-human-linked-earth-vibrations…
Why hasn’t contact tracing managed to slow the massive surge of coronavirus in the US?
Contact tracing must be paired with other strategies to reduce viral spread. Source: https://www.livescience.com/covid19-contact-tracing-us-states.html
CDC no longer in charge of the nation’s COVID-19 data. Health experts are concerned.
COVID-19 data will now be sent directly to the Department of Health and Human Services. Source: https://www.livescience.com/hhs-will-bypass-cdc-covid19-data-collection.html
Heartburn medication tied to higher COVID-19 risk — but don’t panic
Risks linked to the common drug must still be confirmed. Source: https://www.livescience.com/ppi-heartburn.medication.covid19-risk.html
Coronavirus-fighting antibody cocktail being tested in thousands of people
The treatment contains two antibodies shown to help neutralize the virus. Source: https://www.livescience.com/antibody-cocktail-for-covid19-trial.html